The Minotaur /

The world premiere of a new work commissioned by The Royal Opera brings to the stage a famous character of Greek myth. Part man, part beast, the Minotaur is trapped in a labyrinth and constrained by his violent role there, yet he longs to discover his own identity and his own voice. Among the innoce...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Royal Opera House (London, England) (Performer), Fifty Nine Productions, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors:	Harsent, David, 1942- (Librettist), Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- (Performer), Reuter, Johan, 1969- (Performer), Rice, Christine (Performer), Watts, Andrew, 1967- (Performer), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Pappano, Antonio, 1959- (Conductor), Langridge, Stephen (Director), Chitty, Alison (Designer), Giraudeau, Philippe (Choreographer), Pyant, Paul (Lighting designer), Warner, Leo (Videographer), Grimmer, Mark (Videographer), Birtwistle, Harrison
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Sung in English, with English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian subtitles.
Published:	[England] : Opus Arte, ©2008.
Series:	Opera in video.
Subjects:	Birtwistle, Harrison. > Minotaur. Minotaur > (Greek mythological character) > Drama. Minotaur > (Greek mythological character) Minotaur (Birtwistle, Harrison) Operas. Operas Alexander Street Video. Internet videos Drama Internet videos. Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The world premiere of a new work commissioned by The Royal Opera brings to the stage a famous character of Greek myth. Part man, part beast, the Minotaur is trapped in a labyrinth and constrained by his violent role there, yet he longs to discover his own identity and his own voice. Among the innocents of a blood sacrifice Athens must pay to Crete is Theseus, who has come to challenge the violent Minotaur, but also attacts the attention of Ariadne - and it is her help that ensures his success in the labyrinth.
Item Description:	Opera. Program notes in English, French, and German (23 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (Streaming video files (approximately 175 min.))
Production Credits:	Stephen Langridge, stage director ; Alison Chitty, set and costume designer ; Philippe Giraudeau, choreographer; Paul Pyant. lighting designer; video designs, Leo Warner and Mark Grimmer for Fifty Nine Productions.